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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 17, 1327 THE FRANKLIN PRESS rirKr- PAGE ELEVEN THE WORLD'S GREATEVENTS ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE borrifled civilisation. Christians in success with Frigidaire equipment, Crete revolln.1 h w",f hwW that in future all diners on this road their disapproval, and asked Greece by Dodd, Head Company.) Th Balkan Puzzle IP YjOUi will look over a map of Europe you will see three great wash the south shores of the conti nent. The southernmost and farthest east , of the three Is, known as the Balkan peninsula. It comprises' Tur key -hi Europe, Greece, Serbia, Bul garia, Montenegro, eastern Roumella, Rumania and other lesser divisions. Incidentally, that same peninsula has for a thousand years been the hotbed of revolt, Intrigue and violence. No other district of the same size contains so, many races, nor so many people who; are so widely different In religion, politics,, customs and char acteristics. This jumble of nationali ties dwells side by side, yet never blending'' Turk, Greek, Bui gar, Al banian and a half score of other peoples live shoulder to shoulder, yet each sharply divided from all the others. The Turk Is the bully of the peninsula. The other races spent cen turies fighting and Intriguing against each other, but have merged their various difficulties in a common hatred against Turkey. The Turks, ' strongest of all Mahomet's followers, became masters of the peninsula in the Thirteenth century, being at that time the foremost military power of , the world. Most of the Balkan states are Chris tian. For this reason, as well as be cause of the frequent plots and re volts against the sultan's government, Turkey has, from time to time, pun ished her rebellious subjects by wholesale slaughter and outrage. The Armenian and Macedonian massacres nave, at one period ana anomer, aroused the horror of all civilized countries. i In. May,. 18Z6, Bulgaria and Heree govlna (then Turkish provinces) started- one of the - periodical Insur rections. The peasants of the Batak district of Bulgaria were preparing 10 rise wnen suaaeniy a large xursiHn force under Achmet Agha appeared, surrounded the town of Batak and commander the natives to yield ; promising that not one of them should be harmed. With a credulity unusual In people having experience with the "Unspeakable Turk," " the patriots obeyed. Then the t massacre began. The prisoners men, women and chil dren alike were slaughtered like sheep? Some took refuge in a church. It was. burned over "their heads. Achmet Agha received a decoration from the sultan for this great killing. At news of the outrage the six great European powers sent a formal pro test to the sultan. He had, earlier, promised reforms, but had disre garded his pledges. Now he gave the envoys no satisfaction whatever. This was the chance for which Russia naa wauea. iwemy yems Turkey (backed by England, France and Sardinia) had beaten Russia in ' the Crimea. The wound still rankled. Russia, moreover, had for a long time yearned to absorb her eastern rival or to annex as much of the latter's territory as possible. The other na tions, however, had no idea of allow- Ing the "balance of power" to be thus shifted, and Russia had been able to find no occasion to promote her schemes. Now, under pretext of avenging the injuries inflicted on Bal kan Christians, the czar declared war (1877) against Turkey. A Russian army crossed the Dan ube June 27. On July 13 General Gourko made the difficult passage of the Balkan mountains and advanced on Adrianople, but was driven, back. ' In December he reTOSsed the Balkan range, vanquishing a Turkish army of 82,000 at Shlpka pass (January 9, 1878). Osman Tasha, the sultan's best general, meantime had held his own against the Invaders ana naa ai length occupied the city of Plevna. Here be endured for twenty weeks a memorable siege against superior numbers, but was in the end forced to surrender. With the fall of Plevna the Turkish, cause weakened. Philip popolls and Adrianopolis were taken, ind the Russian armies marched un checked on to Constantinople. Here, however, with the fruits of victory within their very grasp, the conquerors were halted by the powers. The. old menace of "destroying the balance of power" seemed about to be fulfilled, 'and the Russians were for bidden to enter the Turkish capital. By the peace treaty of San Stefano, however, Rumanian Bessarabia and Dart of Armenia were ceded to Kus sia. ' Bulgaria was made a principal ity with, home rule; Rumania, Serbia; and Montenegro were declared free countries, and Bosnia and Herzego vina -, came under Austro-Hungarian " , sway. So "ended the Russo-Turkish war of 1877-1878... .Turkey, far' from -t-siAtiiKv xr iAT lo-icAfi niif. nil (A 'to lMUUt.lU$ VJ " oppress her Christian provinces. In 805 massacres of Christians in Ar nu'iila. and even Id, Coiistantioonle. to annex their Island. A Greek mili tary force was sent to Crete. Turkey at once declared war, thrashed Greece In one brief campaign and wrung from the beaten country a heavy war indemnity. . . , .. . ?. The Balkan peninsula . still teems with plot, counterplot, Intrigue, mis rule and discontent The Balkan problem will, perhaps, never be solved. Frigidaires In Europe NEW YORK,' Jan. 10-Although electric refrigeration is newer in Europe than in the United States, the market, there is developing at an even more rapid rate than in this country, according to R. D. Funkhouser, vice president of Frigidaire Corporation,' who returned on the Berengaria from a three month's tour of the corpo ration's branches and distributors abroad. "Enforcement of drastic food, and health laws in England, which ban use of prescratives in bacon, butter, cream and other foods is simply , go ing to force the entire nation to arti ficial refrigeration" Mr. Funkhouser declared. "Some of these new rules are already in effect and others will come up for enforcement later. When it is remembered that there are 30,01)0 retail meat dealers in Eng land alone, some idea can be had as to the vast commercial market, which is being opened up for electric refrig eration. Ice for table use is almost unknown in kngland and the old tashionea larder, consisting of a room with a brick floor, slate shelves and an open window is in general use. Ice for use in- the home can be obtained only from the fish-monger, he said. "More diversified use for electric refrigeration can be found abroad than in the United States. Over there are wine cellars to be cooled, draft beer to be chilled, fish boxes to be refrigerated and many other appli cations not developed, in the United States. Larger installations than are usually found in this country are the rule. "The railway companies are build ing tbek. diners .M axcomodate elec tric equipment. The first train to ex periment with this, was- - the Flying Scotsman, the crack , flier between London and Edinburg, which has such are to be so equipped." Mr. Funkhouser's trip took him through the British Isles, France, Switverland, Germany, Italy, Belgium and Holland. The . Berlin branch, al though one of the youngest in the foreign offices, and this, Mr. Funk houser said is a typical example of the progress which is carrying Ger many back to an influential position amonff the nations : of the world. "Europe is undergoing a rapid! change. Living standards are advanc ing and American customs and inven tions are to be tound everywhere. American interests have found suc cess in the European field. They have increased the number of their em ployees by hundreds and these em ployees are spreading a campaign of good will," he said. Announcement of the opening of new sales branches in Nice, France, and Birmingham, England, 'was made by Mr. Funkhouser together with ap Dointment of distributors for Frigid aire in Budapest, Vienna, Bucharest, Stockholm and Geneva. Branches are being projected for Manchester, Liver pool, Glasgow and Edinburgh, he said. As a result or its conncience in rnc future of electric refrigeration abroad, General Motors, of which hngidaire is a subsidiary, will spend many times as much in 1927 as it did in 1925 in promoting electric refrigeration in the foreign field. Sales records for 1926 showed an increase of five fold over .the preceding year and this figure will be trebled in 197, Mr. .bunk houser predicted. FLATS NEWS Miss Hazel Cochran, who has been staying in Asheville has returned home, here. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Dout hit, a fine boy, Calvin Coolidge. The farmers are making use of the warm weather, turning their ground for crops. Dr. Jas. DeHart, of Bryson City was called to the home of Mr. Richard Shields to see Mr. Shields, who is very ill at this writing. Mr. Shields(Uncle Dick) as we all call him has lived to a good old age, and was a soldier in the Civil war. The writer has often sat in his mill and listen to him tell of his many hard fought battles. And when , a young man hunting and killing deer over the rugged mountains. None know him but tQ love him, nor speak of him but to praise him, and all wish him a speedy recovery. Rural Library Service More than four-fifths of the rural population of the Nation are without library service and 1,160, or 37 per cent, of all counties in the United States, have no public libraries with in their boundaries, according to a study recently published by the Amer ican Library Association. Other re sults of this study show that there are over seven and one-half million I negroes. in' -the Southern State with out library facilities, and seven States without organized State library exten sion" work. :. ,It is generally known that many people living in the open country and small villages lack the advantages of public libraries enjoyed by resident:, of cities. The extent to which this is true was not known until the study mentioned above was made. However, it is encouraging to know that va rious agencies public and private, are attempting to bring library service to. , rural people. Such efforts have re- suited in the establishment of effi cient library facilities for many rural communities; but the efforts of these agencies often lack coordination. Ar dent work is done in some communi ties; others are overlooked. 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